achilles tendon

1. 1.

   a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf

   Synonymstendon of Achilles

   Broadertendon

   Part ofcalfheel

Questions about achilles tendon

What does achilles tendon mean?

achilles tendon means "a large tendon that runs from the heel to the calf".

What is another word for achilles tendon?

Close synonyms include tendon of Achilles. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is achilles tendon a common word?

achilles tendon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.